Chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis with concomitant aspergilluria.
This paper reports a case of chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis in a patient without underlying disease. Aspergilluria was the starting point in the search for the origin of the pulmonary disease, later confirmed by an open lung biopsy.
Lopes
J O
JO
University Hospital, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Oliveira
L T
LT
Pinto
M S
MS
Klock
C
C
D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000652:urine; D001706:Biopsy; D001938:Brazil; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000601:surgery; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000652:urine; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D014556:Urine / Q000382:microbiology